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The preceding figures exhibit — 



In the Imports an increase this year of ... 796 Tons. 



„ Home Consumption a decrease of ... 51 „ 

 „ Export a decrease of ... . 30 » 



„ Stock a decrease of ... 1 >754 a 



The results of this week's auctions are as under — 

 East India. — Of 357 bags offered 100 bags sold — Wynaad, smalls 

 44s. 6d., low middling 53s. 6d., bold 64s. 6d., peaberry 60s. 

 Nyassalan i.— 14 bags bought in. 



Jamaica. — Of 69 barrels 51 bags offered 26 barrels sold small 

 greenish 395. 6d., fine ordinary 465-. 6d., low middling 56s. to 56^. 

 6d '., peaberry 46s. to 54s. 



Costa Rica. — Of 792 bags offered 530 bags sold — smalls 445-. 6d 

 to 52s. 6d., j^ood ordinary pale 47s., middling dull grayish 59s. to 

 62s. 6d., good middling blue 7 is., fair bold 685. 6d. to 695., good to 

 fine blue boll 85s. 6d. to 103^., peaberry 45s. 6d. to lOOs. 



Guatemala. — 97 bags sold — smalls 39s. 6d., low middling 50.$". to 

 53 s. , bold 63V., peaberry 55s. 



Salvador. — Of 179 bags offered 30 bags sold — smalls 44s. 



Mexican. — 61 bags mostly sold — -low middling coloury 555., bold 

 67s. 6d., peaberry 54s. 



Colombian. — 230 bags damaged mostly sold — smalls 35^. to 395., 

 low middling 46s. to *>is. 6d., bold 52s. 6d. to 6o.y., peaberry 44s. 6d. 

 to 4SS. 6d. 



Brazil. — Of 3,300 bags unwashed Dumont Santos quay terms 

 660 bags sold — small pale greenish 34s. 6d., medium 36^. 6d., bold 

 39s. 6d., peaberry 31s. 350 bags washed Dumont Santos were 

 bought in; also 25 bags Rio Maragogipe, 500 bags, Santos, and 

 502 bags Bahia. 



Receipts in Rio and Santos. 





1901-02. 



19OO-OI. 



1899-00. 



1 8 98-9 g. 



Since July 



1 st Bags. 



Bags. 



Bags. 



Bags. 



Rio 



... 3,624,000 



1,733,000 



2,223,000 



1,995,000 



Santos 



7,309,000 



5,650,000 



4,815,000 



4,057,000 



Total 



• - lo >933;°oo 



7,383,000 



7,038,000 



6,052,000 



Crop 





10,900,000 



8,971,000 



8,772,000 



Rio Exchange J2J Y d., previous day 12 fad. 



Havre, Jan. /6th. — Good average Santos January opened steady 

 at 42 f. and closed quiet at 41 \ i. } March opened at 42$ f. and 

 closed at 41 % f., May opened at 43^ f. and closed at 42 \ f., Septem- 

 ber opened at 44^ f. and closed at 43^ f., December opened at 45 f. 

 and closed at 44^ f. 



Hamburg. Jan. 16th. — Good average Santos January opened 

 quiet at 33^ pf. and closed dull at 33 pf., March opened at 34 pf. 

 a:ul closed at 33 \ pf., May opened at 34^ pf. and closed at 34^ pf. 

 September opened at 36J pf. and closed at 35$ pf, December 

 opened at 36^ pf. and closed at 36 pf. 



